Labor Chairwoman Shelly Yachimovich told the press: "I spoke to other party leaders this morning and also of course with my fellow party members. The Labor's results are disappointing, even though they're much better than what we could have expected a year and a half ago."

Yachimovich congratulated Yair Lapid on his "incredible" achievement, and called on him "to take advantage of this achievement to form a different coalition." (Shahar Chai)